Sitecore Cookbook for Developers

Chapter 1. Basic Presentation Components

In this chapter, we will see how to build pages in Sitecore with the help of different rendering techniques using different Sitecore presentation components. You will learn the following recipes:

• Creating a simple content page using template and layout
• Creating a sidebar menu using view rendering and RenderingModel
• Creating breadcrumb using the view and custom model
• Creating carousel using view and controller renderings
• Placing renderings dynamically using placeholders
• Empowering the Experience Editor using placeholder settings
• Restricting or swapping rendering controls on placeholders

Introduction

If you are reading this book, you already know that Sitecore XP (Experience Platform) is not only an enterprise-level ...